Chapter Thirty-Five
A Real Contreras
SHE HAD sleepless nights since S was gone. Napapaginipan niya ang kanyang kakambal. Alam niyang nasa panganib ito. Despite having Blake and Paulina, she felt very alone. Maybe because she knew she doesn't belong to the family anymore. She just felt that everything has changed since the day they knew that S and her were adopted. She can't blame them yet she is saddened by the truth. Parang ang layo-layo na ng mga ito sa kanya. She used to be their only princess but now–
"Can I talk to you for a moment, dear?" someone asked. It was Eli smiling at her. Nag-e-emo siya sa silid niya nang pumasok ito. "Kanina pa ako kumakatok pero parang hindi mo naririnig eh kaya pumasok na ako."
"Tungkol saan, Kuya?" tanong niya. She bit her lips. Calling him 'kuya' seemed inappropriate now. Lumapit si Eli sa kanya at tumabi ng upo.
"Nagkausap kami ni Hermana kahapon. Sad to say, hindi pa nila nakukuha si S but rest assured na gagawin niya ang lahat ng paraan para sa kakambal mo," anito. Gusto niyang maiyak.
"He's the only family I have yet..."
"He's the not the only family you have, Esther. Narito pa kami."
Tumingin siya kay Eli. God knows how she adores the man. He will remain the best brother in the world. "But you know the truth. I felt like a stranger now," she cried. Niyakap siya nito. "I don't blame you if you don't want us anymore."
"Star, I love you now more than ever. You may be not my sister but there is a greater link that bond you from us. Alam ng Diyos kung gaano ko kayo kamahal ni Ezra. Mahal na mahal din kayo ng kakambal ko."
"She said she doesn't want us in the first place. Umalis siya sa pamilya noon dahil ayaw niya sa amin ni S," umiiyak niyang sumbong. Hanggang ngayon ay nasasaktan pa rin siya sa sinabi ni Queen Diamond.
"She didn't mean it. Imposibleng hindi niya kayo mahal ni S. Nagpaiwan siya sa Tierra del Cielo dahil gusto niyang maibalik si S sa atin. All her life, she wanted you and S to be safe. Mahirap intindihin ang mga ginagawa ng kakambal ko pero sigurado akong ginagawa niya ang lahat hindi para sa sarili niya kundi para sa atin."
"Pinagtatanggol mo siya dahil kapatid mo siya."
Malungkot ang naging ngiti nito. "Siguro nga. Kakambal ko siya at kilala ko siya. May tiwala ako sa kanya."
"She lied to you, to us!"
"She did. Siya na siguro ang pinakasinungaling na taong kilala ko at alam ko na ang isang kasalanan ay mananatiling kasalanan kahit ginawa niya 'yon nang may mabuting intensiyon."
"You're trying to tell me something. What is it?"
Hinaplos nito ang mukha niya. "You're not my sister but you and S are still part of this family. You are a Contreras, legally and biologically. You're my sister's daughter," Eli confessed. Para iyong bomba na bumagsak mismo sa harap niya. Hindi siya nakakibo. Pakiramdam niya ay parang computer ang utak niya na biglang nag-shut down.
"Hindi magandang biro 'yan," aniya mayamaya habang tumutulo ang mga luha. "You're kidding, right? Is that a prank?"
Umiling ito. "I'm afraid I'm telling the truth. Si Ethan mismo ang nagsabi sa akin."
"Si Ethan?"
"Siya ang tunay naming nakababatang kapatid," anito. "She exchanged you and S to Ethan.
Napunta kayo ni S sa amin samantalang pinalaki niya nang mag-isa si Ethan."
Lalo siyang naiyak. Imposible ang sinasabi nito. "No mother can do that! Gano'n ba kami ka unlovable ni S para iwan niya at idinamay niya pa si Ethan? galit niyang tanong. Hinawakan siya ni Eli sa magkabilang balikat.
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